Golf | Feng Shanshan's advice to young players: It is not easy to do a career and correct the mentality step by step

Feng Shanshan, a former world number one in women's golf and a famous Chinese player, gave advice to young golfers when she participated in the China Women's Golf Heritage Forum in Shanghai a few days ago: We must correct our mentality and do not be ambitious.

"Many parents have told me that their children will become professional players in the future. I asked the children what they wanted to do in the future, and the answer was often to be a professional player. Feng Shanshan said, "I then asked him, do you know what you need to do to be a professional player? He said, I don't know, I just know I'm going to play. ”

Feng Shanshan said that it is not a simple thing to want to be a professional player, to build your own team, find an agency, a suitable swing coach, a caddie, and even a psychological coach, a physical teacher, a nutritionist. If you can't build your own team, want to work alone, or a family, it is quite difficult.

Correcting the mentality is the first message that Feng Shanshan wants to convey to parents and teenagers, and the second message is not to be ambitious, but to come step by step. For example, after the youth skills reach a certain level, you can try the women's central tour, because there are the strongest competitors in the country and a platform to the international arena. Feng Shanshan has been actively involved in the women's central tour for the early part of her career, and her first stop in her career is the China Women's Open.

She believes there is a lot to be gained on the women's central tour platform, including that small golfers can recognize whether they choose a career path or go to college first.

Feng Shanshan suggested that the women's central tour can form a system in the future, specifically for the newcomer to designate a senior player as a leader, if they have any questions about the tour, they can find the seniors to answer questions, so that the transfer of help can help newcomers integrate into the tour faster.

Editor/Xu Zhao